The beginning of Advent is just around the corner, the time in which we remember that God is with us, Immanuel, whether we are in a season of joy or deep pain. For a copy of my Advent book for only $12 (that’s 30% off), complete the form here. 
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May the church walk out this ancient story together.
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In 1966, Gordon Fee was the first scholar from a Pentecostal background to earn a doctorate in biblical studies. He championed the way of scholarship within the Pentecostal, charismatic, and new-charismatic churches.
Continue readingBelow are some of the top signs that I believe show one has experienced religious harm and exploitation.
Continue readingThe harm that can come in the midst of toxic faith expressions can alter the trajectory of many. This can even appear through indirect abuse or in ways you never expected. Such harm may have even led to your own deconstruction of your faith.
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Mental health awareness has been on the rise for some years now. And such was exacerbated even more due to the Covid pandemic. With that, counseling, or therapy, has been a growing field of expertise to serve those with life challenges and larger mental health issues.
To begin, what’s the difference between counseling and therapy?
Counseling is about working on issues in more of the short-term, whereas therapy focuses on the long-term addressing of deeper issues (and mental health disorders) that may be affecting the client.
Still, regardless of whether we call it counseling or therapy, there is another term that needs to have light shed upon it: nouthetic counseling. This is sometimes referred to as biblical counseling. As the title of this post suggests, I believe there is a problem with this kind of counseling.
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The Prodigal Thought 